The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday rejected an offer of economic aid in exchange for denuclearization made by the South Korean government, calling it “the height of absurdity.”
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol this week offered North Korea an aid package of food, energy and infrastructure if it abandons its nuclear weapons program.
“Really simple and childish”
Analysts said the chances of Pyongyang accepting the offer, first made in May by Yoon during his inaugural address, were slim as North Korea had long claimed it would never agree to such a compromise.
“When you think that the plan to exchange ‘economic cooperation’ for our honor, (our) nuclear weapons, is Yoon’s big dream, hope and plan, you realize that it’s really simple and yet childish” she said, quoted by the official KCNA news agency.
“Clearly we are not going to sit face to face with him,” he added. North Korea has carried out a record series of weapons tests this year, including launching an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time since 2017.
Washington and South Korean officials have repeatedly warned that the North is preparing to resume nuclear testing.
Source: BFM TV
